Day Six

Hello all! It is your current leaders of the day! Samy and Juliette. Today was a day full of compassion, courage and commitment. We traveled to the dump and experienced what it was like to live in POVERTY. It was shocking! Men and women including thirteen year olds lived and worked at the dump. Even though this is their job, the government has no desire to help them. These families live in not only small huts made of plastic but also rubbish. Infested with flies and dogs with malnutrition, the people search hopelessly for scraps of food, and plastics to sell. Unsanitary and dirty, these people still have a smile on their face, working to support their families. For example, Dona Francisco gave us a tour of the dump, explaining how she is working hard to pay for her children’s education so they don’t end up in the dump like her. Not only was that the field trip of the day, but we also walked to Foro Miraflor, where we spoke to German about a location for our Community Action Project. There we might paint a mural or fix a building that is in need of construction. Lastly, we had another English Tutoring Session. Everyone in our group was so excited to be able to do this again. Eager to help those who wish to learn English, the day was successful! By the way, we are sorry for not putting any pictures. There are technical difficulties.

1 Comment

Madra
on June 14, 2013 at 10:55 am

Hi Mia… I miss you like crazy.. Maybe we should rethink where you attend college !! ( just playing ).
Hi Shnea, HI Jennifer, and everybody else at El Cerrito High….

Sounds like some of you had a rude awakening! Yes,POVERTY is a WORLD issue. Unfortunately, the same goes on here in the USA. The resilience of Dona Francisco and all the people at the dump is amazing. It’s sad, but, what is most important in these three weeks is that when you leave Nicaragua, you don’t forget.

I’m so grateful for the blog! It’s not easy (for ME) to have your child out of the country. Thank you Eliza, Marcela, and the Global Glimpse Staff/Partners for making all of this possible.

My love to you my Mia….Amber,Raina, Carlo,Ramon, Hilary,and Andrea send there love as well. Don’t forget to take pictures!!